Preschool in the South Pacific: Establishing a Quantitative Method for Cross-Cultural Comparison in the US, Samoa and Vanuatu Open Access
Clegg, Jennifer M. (2011)
Abstract
Preschool systems provide an opportunity to directly examine the process through which children become socialized to their culture within a relatively controlled environment. In the preschool setting, children are implicitly and explicitly instructed about cultural norms and practices, and because of this, preschools become microcosms of society. Cross-cultural psychologists have long sought a means of quantifying differences between cultures, but outside of qualitative interview analysis, little progress has been made in the examination of culture at the childhood level. Following the model of Tobin et al. (1989, 2009), a three-part method for the observation and evaluation of cultural models of preschool has been employed in the South Pacific. Though it appears that preschools do not differ significantly when analyzed quantitatively, it is believed that the addition of anecdotal evidence helps to illuminate the presence and lack of cultural differences.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction...p. 2
Part I...p. 10
Part II...p. 37
Discussion...p. 61
Appendix...p. 66
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